... after taking a look at the Caduceus Wiki entry HERE , as well as downloading and peeking into the Caduceus OXP (not OXZ !) package from HERE , I failed to detect WHERE such licensing terms are stated.

Or would be this CC licensing thingy something that's IMPLICIT rather than explicit ... ?

I might have further questions on how in practical terms would I go about licensing The Dark Rainbow, but I'm afraid I don't know WHAT else to ask at this point - at least not before understanding HOW it's done on the Caduceus ...

I have simply installed the my Dark Rainbow OXP as listed in the First Post in this thread into 1.80's Add ons and it has been working fine for me. So the mighty Dark Rainbow can on does fly in 1.80.

I note that it's arrival does tend to make Pirates in groups of Four or Less flee but initially thought that to be quiet normal behaviour as it is what I would do when facing such a fully armed and lethal Predator.

Concerning the OXP vs OXZ license, now I think about it you are correct there. When I packaged up the OXP into the OXZ I noticed that it didn't have a license so I spoke to Clymangus about it and he agreed to add the license. So you are correct that the OXP itself technically is unlicensed, but if anything that would actually make things more complex as except for your original agreement with him for the production of the DR OXP then it would not be valid at all (and indeed taken to the letter of the law the original OXP couldn't actually be used by anyone).

My original point was that the ownership/stewardship of the OXP/Z and its licensing are actually two distinct things. Having someone else take over ownership/maintenance of the OXP/Z is entirely between you and them, as long as they do not wish to do anything beyond its license (ie basically just upkeep it). But beyond that it's then building on (and changing) the agreement that you and Clymangus had, and would probably be best negotiated between any new owner and him depending on what was being proposed.

So if I were in your position I would offer up the ownership/stewardship of the OXP/Z for maintenance purposes, with the licensing agreement clearly stated (as you have already done). Then someone can step in and take over if they wish, and then come to a suitable agreement concerning any plans to make changes and create a new licensing/derivation agreement with Clymangus. That way all is clear and everyone should be happy. And for completeness the original OXP version should probably also have a license added to its package to save any more future confusion.

Nothing horrendously restrictive. copy it, make derivative works, just credit the maker and do your level best not to make it a commercial thing.
I'm not a copyright ogre you know. Ask anyone with whom I shared a pint. Have I charged or "gone after" anyone messing around with the things I've made? Nope.

Did I bat an eye when people wanted to poster print the maps? Again nope. In fact I printed out and gave a load of them away! We give to oolite because others have given so much. We're making a great game better here and we have to work for free and not all grow assholes about "pence in the pound".

I have edited the first post in this thread (added one 'Status Update' at the beginning of post) which should hopefully reflect all that's been discussed in the most recent posts. Feel free to berate me if you find any deviations !

She still packs a mean wallop in Oolite 1.82 and the box download link in the first post seems quiet good still..

Should anyone want to ...

Duggan, you get an MFP award - Most Faithful Pilot.

Now, I've been away from the Oolite scene for quite a while. So, before I edit the 1st post OK'ing the Dark Rainbow for 1.82, would someone tell me if the recent OXP format changes would pose some kind of problem for installing this almost-4-yr-old addon ?

What is your problem? Now I put the content of Dark_Rainbow(Tweak_to_neocaduceus.oxp)_2011.09.14_A.zip into an oxz and works well at me using the current NeoCaduceus oxz.
If nothing serious or we can fix it and sdrubble allow me then I can upload into the manager.

Of course, you're allowed to upload it into the OXG Manager ! I don't think that an 'specific' permission for that was really required at this time, since an all-encompassing one has been present in the first post for more than a year, but it doesn't hurt at all to reaffirm it !

And if you feel like the OXZ might benefit from any tweak/fix/improvement/adjustment, and if you'd like to do it yourself - by all means go ahead ! In that regard, the DCN performance-improved script (see last post of 2013) comes to mind as a possible replacement.

@Duggan -

Thx a lot for the testing & reporting - I guess btw that's the 3rd or 4th time you do that after new Oolite releases !

@All -

Would you please take a quick look at the new section "Status Update - February 01, 2016", which I'm adding to the first post in a few minutes - maybe you might spot anything you'd suggest changing.

Cheers everyone, and good gaming !

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